The Island
Chile
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30m
Directed by Dominga Sotomayor & Katarzyna Klimkiewicz • Drama • With Rosa García-Huidobro, Carmen Couve, Niles Atallah • 2014 • 30 minutes
A family gets together at their summer house on an island. There is only one member who is delayed. The day advances as they fuse with nature until the night comes.
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